Crathes
Location type
StationName and dates
Crathes (1863-1966)Opened on the Deeside Railway.
Description
This was the second Crathes station, there previously having been a private station for Crathes Castle to the west, Crathes Castle Platform and Mills of Drum, to the east.
At first this was a single platform station, the later eastbound platform. The station building was stone built. There was a goods siding to the south, approached from the east.
This became a two platform station with a passing loop and a goods yard at the west end of the station, south side of the line, and approached from the west.
The station had a signal box, located on the eastbound platform and to the west of the station building. It opened in 1891.
The box closed in 1954 and a ground frame was installed.
The station closed to passengers in February 1966. The line closed completely in July 1966.
The station building, signal box and platforms still stand.
There was a gravel pit siding, Crathes Gravel Pit, to the west of the station, on the north side of the line, approached from the west.
The new station Milton of Crathes is to the west, on a new heritage railway the Royal Deeside Railway .
Tags
StationExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Milton of Crathes Mills of Drum Crathes Castle Platform West Lodge Banchory [1st] Banchory [2nd] Park Dee Street Halt Drum Culter [1st] Glassel Culter [2nd] Milltimber [1st] Milltimber [2nd] Den Cottage Platform | Crathes Gravel Pit Durris Bridge [1st] Bridge of Bennie Silverstripe Siding Silverstripe Saw Mill Banchory Shed [3rd] Banchory Shed [1st] Banchory Works Banchory Shed [2nd] Culter Paper Mill Tourist/other Crathes Castle Birkenbaud Level Crossing Park House Drum Castle Cullerlie Stone Circle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/01/1863 | Deeside Railway Mills of Drum and Crathes Castle Platform (private) closed and replaced by Crathes. |
| 28/02/1966 | Deeside Railway
Deeside Extension Railway
Aboyne and Braemar Railway Ballater, Cambus O' May, Dinnet, Aboyne, Dess, Lumphanan, Torphins, Glassel, Dee Street Halt, Banchory [2nd], Crathes, Park, Culter and Cults closed to passengers. |
